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bleeding deacon n. a person who believes himself indispensible to a group, esp. a person who becomes so over-involved in a group’s internal management, policies, or politics as to lose sight of its larger goals; (hence) a person with a negative, moralizing character, who acts like the sole source of wisdom. (posted Apr. 16, 2004) [full entry…]
broheim n. brother; friend, buddy. Also broham, brougham, or (rarely) broheem. (posted Jun. 9, 2006) [full entry…]
crotchfruit n. a child; children. (posted Nov. 11, 2005) [full entry…]
maternal profiling n. employment discrimination against a woman who has, or will have, children. (posted Apr. 2, 2007) [full entry…]
son stroke n. nepotism or favoritism benefiting one’s male child. (posted Apr. 13, 2007) [full entry…]
SWMBO n. a woman in authority; a wife. (posted Jul. 2, 2004) [full entry…]

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